Cuff button



Sept. 9, 1924. 1,507,569

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7 Be it known that I, ALLAN H. BACON, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a 5 new and useful Gufl Button, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cuif buttons. An object of the invention is to provide an improved cufl button comprising a pair of separate button members having a novel and eflicient form of connection permitting the button members to spread apart when the cuff is drawn upwardly on the arm and acting resilently to draw the button members closer together when the'cuft' is in the position in which it is usually worn.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved cufl button comprising a pair of separate button members, with a resilient spring device in one of said members and a flexible connection from said spring device tothe other button member, said parts being arranged to permit spreading of the button members when the cufl is drawn upwardly on the arm, and said spring device acting to draw the button members closer together when the cuff is in the normal position in which it is worn.

Other objects will appear from the following description, reference being made to the drawing in which Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing another type of spring device.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 1 one of the button members is made up of an inner part 1 and an outer part 2 producing a hollow button member enclosing 4 a transverse rod 3. The part 1 has an opening 4: through its inner side.

The other button member comprises an inner part 5 and an outer part 5 secured together and forming a hollow button member in which a transverse rod 7 is supported. A spiral spring 8 has one end attached to the rod 7 which is non-rotative and the other end terminating in or adjacent to an opening 9 through the inner side of the part 5 of the button. A flexible connection 10 has one end connected to the end of the spring 8 and the opposite end connected to the rod 3. Normally the power of the spring 8 is exerted to hold the two button members. approximately in the position shown in Fig. 1

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i fhi b'il;e s w e.are ie irslx close together. But when the cuff is drawn upwardly on thearm the spring 8 will permit the two button members to move apart and the power and resiliency of the sprmg will hold the cuff in the position in which it is placed. When the cuff is restored to its normal position'the spring 8 acts to draw the button members toward each other, as will be readily understood.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 one of the button members includes an inner part 11 and an outer part 12 secured to gether and enclosing a transverse rod 13 to which one end of a flexible connection 14 is attached, said connection passing through a hole 15 in the part 11. The other'button member comprises an inner part 16 and an outer part 17 secured together and enclosing a transverse rod 18 to which the opposite end of the flexible connection 14 is attached, said connection passing through a hole 19 in the inner side of the part 16. A pair of coiled springs 20 encircle the rod 18, each having one end attached to the part 16 and the other end attached to the rod and exerting their power toturn the rod 2 and hold it in positionin which the two button members are relatively close together, as when the cuff is in its normal position. When the cufl? is drawn upwardly upon the arm the springs 20 yield to bers to spread apart.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the invention is designed and adapted to obtain desirable elasticity as between the two button members to permit them to spread apart when the cuff is drawn upwardly upon the arm and to restore them to proper positions when the cuff is returned to its normal 1 position. The construction and arrangement of the parts may be varied otherwise than as specifically shown and described, and I do not restrict myself to the exact forms shown but what I claim and desire to secure permit the button mem v ment enclosed in the other button member, and a flexible connection from said spring to the stationary element.

3. A cuff button comprising a pair of button members one of which has a hole through its inner side, a spring enclosed in said button member having the holei' in its inner side, and a flexible connection from said spring to the other button member.

4. Av oufi' button comprising a hollow button member, a spring enclosed in said member, a flexible connection from said spring extending'through :said hole, and an additional button member secured to said connection.

5. A cufi' button comprising a pair of separate 'buttonmembers, a spring enclosed vin one-of said button members, a flexible connection extending from said spring, and

means' nniting fsaili connection to the other 20 button member. 

